The White Line (2020)
Framed by scenes of Namibia's formal independence as a newly formed African country in 1990, Desiree Kahikopo's historical romance takes us back to 1963, soon after the 1959 uprising in Old Location — an area segregated for black residents of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia (then a territory of South Africa). It is in this setting that Sylvia Kamutjemo (Girley Charlene Jazama, who also produces), a black domestic worker, meets Afrikaner police officer Pieter de Wet (Jan-Barend Scheepers) on a routine passbook check. As the pair exchange letters and a story of forbidden love across racial lines unfolds, Kahikopo explores an underrepresented period of Namibian history with compassion and hope.
- Released
- 2020-02-07
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Girley Jazama as Sylvia Kamutjema
- Jan-Baren Scheepers as Pieter de Wit
- Sunet Van Wyk as Anna-Marie Van der Merwe
- Mervin Uahupirapi as Unotjari Kamutjemo
- Chari Botha as Jan Van der Merwe
- Joalette de Villiers as Sunet de Kock
- Vanessa Kamatoto as Jacobine Kamutjemo
- Desmond Katamila as Godfried Jnr Kamutjemo
- Muhindua Kaura as Godfried Snr Kamutjemo
- Hazel Hinda as Older Sylvia